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jimbrae
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Provincia de Lugo, Spain / Espaņa
Joined: April 23, 2003
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Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 04:51 AM UTC
We've just been sent images which update a previous report we ran on MiniArt's MB Typ 170V in 1/35th Scale.



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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!

Hisham
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Al Qahirah, Egypt / لعربية
Joined: July 23, 2004
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Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 05:50 AM UTC
I think this is the best Mercedes kit I've seen lately. I have a small diorama in mind for this one.

Hisham
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Akershus, Norway
Joined: July 20, 2010
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Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 07:07 AM UTC
looks sweet, it's great that it has a PE radiator mesh!
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Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Joined: November 15, 2007
KitMaker: 158 posts
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Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 07:29 AM UTC
It looks like a fantastic kit.
Just look at the detail ! Wow!!!
If someone would say this is a Bronco offering, I would believe it instandly.
Anyway, seeing this I´ll buy all variants off this beautiful executed car.
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Florida, United States
Joined: October 17, 2003
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Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 07:32 AM UTC
Looks great.
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Utah, United States
Joined: February 15, 2008
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Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 08:33 AM UTC

Great detail, this would work well in several of their diorama kits. The PE looks nice as well.
Hwa-Rang
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Kobenhavn, Denmark
Joined: June 29, 2004
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Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 08:44 AM UTC
Very impressive.
Berlin45
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Washington, United States
Joined: June 25, 2009
KitMaker: 96 posts
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Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 09:37 AM UTC
Finally... been waiting for this one to join my other beautiful 1/35 civilian autos!
barkingdigger
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England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: June 20, 2008
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Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 10:08 AM UTC
Wow! This looks to be a very well engineered little kit. I really like the way all the doors open & have interior detail - unlike some well-known maker's recent car offerings. I'll definitely be adding one to my growing 1:35 used-car lot...

Tom
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Wisconsin, United States
Joined: April 05, 2007
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Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 06:42 PM UTC
A double WOW ! Are the louvers on the hood/bonnet molded open ? It looks that way to me ! An awesome effort, Thank You MiniArt !
rolf
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Washington, United States
Joined: August 17, 2004
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Posted: Friday, October 21, 2011 - 04:33 AM UTC
At first I thought that this was a retooled Master Box Kit. The Master Box kit is the convertable. But now the more I look at it I don't think it is.

Roy
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Texas, United States
Joined: June 29, 2010
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Posted: Friday, October 21, 2011 - 05:46 AM UTC
I too agree that this is a very impressively engineered kit. The one piece frame is going to be very beneficial to many modellers, and the excellent detail engineered into the kit's design looks like it will allow almost unlimited diorama potential. I have yet to work with the multi-piece styrene tires, but I think they will provide a better solution to one-piece tires as the mold lines will be easier to clean up. Needless to say I'm looking forward to picking a couple of these up.

Oh, and thanks for providing us with actual photos instead of CAD images MiniArt
4-BO-Green
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Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Joined: March 30, 2011
KitMaker: 270 posts
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Posted: Friday, October 21, 2011 - 05:57 AM UTC
Another ''Topper'' from Miniart!!

Keep em comming!!!

Regards,

Remco
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Milano, Italy
Joined: July 13, 2010
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Posted: Friday, October 21, 2011 - 07:04 AM UTC
Many thanks for the preview Jim!

It looks stunning!

I've already noticed it on their site but there were any sprue shot so I couldn't imagine it was so good

I like a lot miniart products
Bodeen
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Pennsylvania, United States
Joined: June 08, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 07:38 AM UTC
What a great release this is. I've been waiting a very long time for military/civilian cars in 1/35th. I just got the ICM Mercedes G4 and this would look good in a diorama of a Police officer stopping civilian traffic to let an officer's G4 have the right of way. Very nice indeed.
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